
Duke University is known as a relatively conservative place, compared with some other schools. It has still been a focus of Trump officials who say it has allowed diversity policies they say break the law.

Duke University is known as a relatively conservative place, compared with some other schools. It has still been a focus of Trump officials who say it has allowed diversity policies they say break the law.

A leader at the University of Texas said the institution would be eager to work with the Trump administration. Other universities have been more circumspect.

Kim Sajet at the National Portrait Gallery in 2022. It is unclear if President Trump has legal grounds to fire her.

In some cases, the Trump administration has said existing federal law already gives the president all the power he needs to act.

Coleman Hughes in Queens, N.Y., on Tuesday. Mr. Hughes has emerged as something of a rarity in the tense national conversation over how race should factor into public policy.

Supporters of affirmative action protest outside the Supreme Court building last year on the day the court struck down race-conscious college admissions.
